Look Good/Do Good

8.05.2011

I Die Friday: Wolf and/or Cat Shirts

From Top:

Givenchy Blacksatin Pullover with Flower Crown Print

Balenciaga Angora Dog Sweater

Wildfox Tiger Beach Jumper

What's not to like? Go put some animals on your chest you fierce, fierce beautiful bitches! (pun(s) intended). I normally get my animal shirts at fairs, thrift stores and clothing swaps but apparently they're good enough for high fashion now. The top two images are Givenchy and Balenciaga?! Yes way.

8.02.2011

You call them Kimonos, I call them Bathrobes, We can all call them Comfortable

From Top:

Dries Van Noten Derek Kimono Dress

Naeem Khan Resort 2012

Rodebjr Spring Summer 2011

Asos Kimono

Whatever you choose to call this amazingly comfortable style, take advantage of the Kimono trend while it lasts because it's about as close as you can get to being allowed to wear PJs during the day that you're going to get. The ASOS Kimono is the most affordable example above, but I also included the Naeem Kahn because, however unaffordable, it is an amazing example of straight up satin PJs thrown on the runway. The only thing that separates this outfit from a full fledged pair of PJs is that they've thrown a sequined blazer over it. Go ahead and grab a coffee, put a newspaer under your arms, go do your morning #2, then leave the house IN THE SAME OUTFIT. Splendid!

Also I'd just like to make a shout out for my first article on naag.com, Agyness Deyn and Fiona Byrne's website. I've been a busy girl but writing about fashion is so much fun that it hardly feels like work! FASHION NERD ALERT. Its so nice to finally have my name on an article that I didn't have to post myself. Ha!

http://naag.com/fashion-accessories/we_are_mad_about_irreverent_and_quirky_verameat_jewelry

image from naag.com

7.30.2011

On Repeat: Lana Del Rey - Video Games

7.29.2011

I Die Friday: these boots and some great news

The New Acne Pistol Short Boot

I know it sometimes seems that all I talk about are short boots but it's my blog, I border on dangerously obsessed with them, and I can do what I want. OMG I can't stop looking at these. Want so bad.

Also I've got great news! I'm the new Fashion Coordinator for Agyness Deyn and Fiona Byrne's online magazine naag.com!! I'll be writing much of the fashion content for the site, coordinating the editorial photo shoots, and covering New York Fashion Week. I'm OVER THE MOON excited about this opportunity- Agyness has been a style icon of mine for years and to work with her and Fiona's awesome publication is an honor. I hope you'll check naag.com out. I'll start sharing my posts with you as soon as they come out! I die. Really.

7.27.2011

Verameat: jewelry for the twisted little kid in all of us

A few weeks back my friend Claire took me to the East Village flagship store opening of her favorite jeweler Verameat , located on East 9th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. I have always admired Claire's Verameat jewelry- there is something so raw, and yet irreverent and silly, about the hand hanging from her neck and her sterling silver knuckle ring made from the mold of a set of teeth. The artist behind the line, Vera Balyura, was at the store opening and we got to chatting. She informed me that this denture-type design was made from actual molds of her own, uniquely vampire-like, teeth.

There were so many different, whimsical, yet comical, yet horrifying charms to choose from: little cowboys shooting guns, airplanes, french bulldog heads, sea creatures, and the list goes on. I walked away having purchased a Wolf charm necklace- 14K gold fill over gold brass - and I have gotten countless compliments on it since. There is something for the twisted little kid in all of us from Verameat's line and I'll definitely be returning for more.

7.25.2011

It's Mad Hot Out- you have my permission to wear as little as possible

Photography: Barbara Bushwick

What I wore:

Vintage Body Suit

H&M Shorts

Romwe Stacked Sandals

Verameat Necklace

This heat wave has been brutal and, when it comes to clothes, I say wear as little as you can get away with. As you can see, I rolled up to my friends' birthday picnic this weekend wearing next to nothing. In some countries clothes are illegal. Just kidding. Wait, maybe that's true? Ima go Wikipedia it.

7.22.2011

Meet My Friend Brian. He Is Cool!

What Brian wore:

Tampa Bay Devil Rays Baseball Cap (he doesn't watch the games so don't ask him about them!)

Ubiquity Records T-shirt

American Apparel Shorts

Vans Sneakers

Swatch Watch

John Varvatos Eye Glasses

Lately I've had a bunch of requests from my male friends to start covering men's fashion. What better way to start than inspired by one of my own male friends, Brian?! I ran into Brian on Thursday night and was really digging his steez. I love a man in a baseball cap and thick framed glasses. I think I first fell in love with this look when Spike Lee rose to fame.

There is just something so smart and solid about this look. Plus, baseball hats are hot and fedora's suck: they're a great way to fuck up an outfit. So don't wear them, especially if you're a guy. The fedora phase has died. It had it's moment and its now over. Amen. RIP. I'm all for interesting and androgynous male styles but when it comes down to it I really just like dudes to look like dudes.

Also, can we please talk about mens' shorts? I really liked Brian's choice in shorts- in this case he wore American Apparel. I liked them because they are relaxed and loose fitting. Way too many male hipsters are wearing tight denim cutoffs that encase their legs like sausages and give their belly's nowhere to go but into a muffin top. Stop the madness! This style only works if the dude is manorexic or blessed with frog legs. Sorry, but I just had to get that out.

Back to Brian! Brian had some understated touches to his outfit that I really appreciated- the bold red color of his straightforward Vans tennis shoes, the Swatch Watch and the boom box print on his simple t-shirt. Watches are where it's at these days - especially since they have become sort of unnecessary as we all have cell phones. Their frivolousness makes them kind of retro and also a more thoughtful accessory than functional, which I find endearing and cool. Get a similar look to Brian: